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cothon.

An artificial, protected harbor in a Phoenician city, especially and originally the one in Carthage.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An artificial, protected harbor in a Phoenician city, especially and originally the one in Carthage.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek κώθων (kṓthōn), rendering a Phoenician term meaning something like "excavated". (Cothon was the name of the island in Carthage's artificial harbor, namesake of the type.)

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